Representing Dover, Jamaica, Somerset, Stratton and Wardsboro
This week my thoughts have been with the Vermont education community. Our administrators, boards and teachers working diligently to put in place safe practices for our students, parents and students weighing factors and the consequences of various decision paths. I have heard from parents who are agonizing over the decision to send their children in …
Cross State Travel Information Leisure TravelThe State of Vermont has determined that any county with less than 400 active cases of COVID-19 per one million residents is now eligible for quarantine-free leisure travel. This map is populated with raw data from Johns Hopkins University and uses multiple factors to determine how many active cases are …
Continue reading Rep. Sibilia: A temporary 8 week adjournment
An e-mail scam is spreading throughout Vermont, threatening exposure of compromising home video and pictures, unless you pay, usually in Bitcoin. The e-mail claims you have been hacked and may reference a current or former password you may have used.The sender claims that they have access to your computer and webcam and threatens to release embarrassing …
Continue reading Scam Alert from the VT Attorney General’s Office – Email Extortion Scam
2019 Novel Coronavirus update from VT Health Current Status in Vermont: The Health Department is closely monitoring the rapid developments in the outbreak of respiratory illness caused by a novel (new) coronavirus ("COVID-19"). Vermont is prepared to respond to protect and support Vermonters. As of February 27, 2020 there are no known cases of novel …
Passed the #Vermont house on February 20, 2020
February 14th at the Capitol Next week will see us start to have a number of bills on the floor including a possible attempt to override the governor’s veto of an accelerated Minimum Wage increase plan (S.23) that had been worked out between the House and Senate. A vote to override the governor’s veto of …
Continue reading Rep. Sibilia: Week 6 of the Vermont Legislative Session
Gun Hearing, Climate Change, Vetos and Over Ride Votes
The day after Christmas I had a number of meetings scheduled in my district to catch up on issues prior to the session. After leaving one of those meetings, I sat in the parking lot and checked my emails finding one from a reporter asking me for my reaction to the Vermont education weighting study …
Continue reading A significant equity concern in Vermont’s current education funding system.
Paid family leave vote tally The House voted on both a compromise Paid Family Leave Plan (H.107) and a compromise accelerated additional Minimum Wage increase plan (S.23) that had been worked out between the House and Senate. Both proposals passed; Minimum Wage 93-54 and Paid Family Leave 89-58, but neither passed with enough votes to …
Continue reading Rep. Sibilia: Week 3 of the Vermont Legislative Session
Good evening! On Friday January 10th, the House held a moment of silence for former State Representative Dover Rep. Phil Bartlett who passed away earlier this year. As I did last year, I plan to send out an update on the week as well as links to information that may be helpful to constituents in …
Continue reading Sibilia: Week 1 of the 2020 #Vermont Legislative Session
Vermont State Representative Laura Sibilia 